June 24, 2013 - 6:00pm
"In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race."
-- Justice Harry Blackmun, 1978
What an irresistible character heart-on-his-sleeve Stephen Ross is. The billionaire Miami Dolphins owner came out swinging this month, declaring war on every Florida politician who voted to reject an economic opportunity like ... oh, let's see ... getting tourists to pay for an overhaul of the Dolphins' aging stadium, maybe?
Celebrity chef Paula Deen seems to have run into a spot of trouble because she admitted that many years ago she used the word nigger.